The Board Member Institute for Jewish Nonprofits is a hands-on comprehensive board development initiative, taught and administered by Northwestern University's Kellogg faculty and practitioners from the Jewish sector, intended for active and incoming board members of Jewish nonprofits.

The Board Member Institute for Jewish Nonprofits is excited to announce Tuition Assistance for all participants of the Chicago-2 Cohort, thanks to generous support from our philanthropic partners. Participants will receive $2,000 towards tuition fees.

Our participants are outstanding leaders who demonstrated a passion to strive for excellence in volunteer leadership and a strong desire to make lasting social impact in the Jewish sector.

"What a night! The first session at Northwestern tonight was great. Such a fantastic cohort and curriculum, I'm honored to be a part of this program! Keshet is going to benefit from our involvement. Thanks for including us!"

Board Member Institute Participant

"The panel was terrific! Thank you so much for your efforts to get great panelists!! Lots of energy and enthusiasm, good Q&A - the whole thing was a big success!"

Board Member Institute Participant

"The information I have learned or that has been reinforced - whether through faculty presentations or experiences shared by members of the cohort - is empowering."

Board Member Institute Participant

"The learning has been amazing. My thinking about who is a good board member has totally changed."

Board Member Institute Participant

"I feel more confident as a board member and am speaking up way more often."

Board Member Institute Participant

"Great speakers so far. They keep on trying to network us into the best leaders around Chicago and the world."

Board Member Institute Participant

"Honored to be a part of this inaugural cohort with many new friends and several other brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity."

The program is thoroughly evaluated, both internally by Kellogg faculty, and externally by an independent evaluator who has already been engaged by the BMI. The purpose of the parallel evaluations is to maximize the impact on the cohort and to further refine the program for future participants in order to facilitate much more ambitious sector-wide goals.

Kim Silver, an entrepreneurial social sector professional with more than 15 years of experience leading and managing nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and consulting engagements. She has an extensive background assessing social impact, designing feasibility studies and creating new services, programs and partnerships. Working on all sides of the social sector, including nonprofits, foundations and government entities, Kim has honed her strategy and management skills. The list of recent Kim's engagements include Circle of Service Foundation, Bottom Line, Global Detroit, Ingenuity, Inc., John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Thrive Chicago, and more.

Kim's engagement into evaluation of the Board Member Institute for Jewish Nonprofits shall provide insight into the value and impact of the program on participants and the organizations they serve as well as inform program design and future planning.

Kim Silver

Principal, The Silver Line

Peer Mentoring *

In addition to access to the tremendous faculty of Kellogg's Center for Nonprofit Management, as well as expert practitioners in the Jewish nonprofit sector, each participantwill have the opportunity to be matchedwith a peer mentor, strategically selected, according to the participants' self-assessed needs and interests.

Access to this unique mentor network is an amazing opportunity to help participants continue to navigate the sector, connect with mentors with a wide range of professional and nonprofit expertise, and grow as volunteer leaders even after they get their certificate!

* - The Peer Mentorship component for the Chicago-2 Cohort will be finalized based on the outcome of the ongoing evaluation.

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The Board Member Institute for Jewish Nonprofits Makes Headlines!

"Board members and professionals alike have not established a culture which allows for board members to actually "show up," says Alicia S. Oberman, Executive Director of the Jack and Golide Wolfe Miller Fund.Read the full article and the epilogue: